Railway Track & Structures - April 2008 - (Page 34) Shortline m/w As soon as floodwaters receded, SKOL management inspection teams went out to assess the damage. continuous storm on June 28-29 brought more than 16 inches of additional rain within 36 hours. With the Neosho, Walnut, Caney, Verdigris and Fall Rivers already out of their banks, the additional rain brought flooding not seen in the area since 1951. After operations shut down on June 29, 2007, teams of managers went out to assess damages. The results were not surprising, including: • Thirty-eight miles of track had been damaged or washed out. • Bridge structures sustained only minor damage. • Fourteen miles of right-of-way fence was destroyed. • Twenty-three road crossings were severely damaged. • Debris drifted onto the track and there was poor ditch drainage. • Signal bungalows and equipment were damaged. To deal with the extensive damage, SKOL had one roadmaster, four track inspectors and four section crews, totaling 12 men. The railroad’s m/w fleet included three backhoes, one trackhoe, 30 bottom dump hopper ballast cars and a spot tamper. “People wanted to know, ‘How long will we be down?’” Greg Ingram, chief engineer, Central Region, WATCO Companies, Inc., said. “We knew we needed outside help.” SKOL made calls to contractors to enlist help. Because BNSF and UP also had similar flooding-related problems in the area, some contractors were already committed. “However, 11 contractors answered our call, and two others responded as soon as they were released by the Class 34 Railway Track & Structures April 2008 www.rtands.com http://www.fcmrail.com http://www.fcmrail.com http://www.rtands.com
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